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Melissa Lizotte/BDNTogether they will add 200 infant and toddler slots to the region and hope to eventually be the first in the state to provide 24/7 care. -
Linda Coan O'Kresik/BDNThe deal, announced late Wednesday in a joint statement, ends months of contentious negotiations centered on reimbursement rates.
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Jared Golden made the announcement in a lengthy column published in the Bangor Daily News in which he lamented the increasing hostility in the nation's politics and threats against him and his family. -
A Maine Center for Economic Policy analysis says 15,000 workers will see an average increase to their income of nearly $2,100 a year. -
As the federal government shutdown drags on into a 36th day, the state announced it will use $2.2 million in carryover funds to provide heating assistance benefits to some 4,000 Maine households who signed up for HEAP benefits in August and September. -
Mainers have enacted a red-flag gun law at the ballot box, with 58.8% of the vote. The Associated Press called the race at 9:55 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2025. -
Question 1 failed by large margins in southern and coastal areas but also struggled in some rural parts of western and central Maine. -
The state Department of Marine Resources says that for the first time, recent research reveals that multiple white sharks have been found in the same place, at the same time, off Scarborough Beach. -
Under the new policy, developers must provide one unit of income-restricted rental housing for every 19 hotel rooms that are built in Portland, or pay a roughly $9,500 fee into the city's housing trust fund. -
A conservative group that wants to restrict transgender students' access to sports and school bathrooms is circulating a petition at polling places in Maine on Tuesday. If they collect enough signatures, the measure could be on next year's ballot. -
Alongside the statewide questions, voters will decide multiple local elections including whether to implement a $19-per-hour minimum wage in Portland. -
Health system officials say if they're able to agree on a new contract, they'll ensure it's retroactive so that care will be billed at in-network rates.
